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Description
The Cospudener See is an artificially constructed lake south of Leipzig. The southeastern corner of the Cospudener lake and the adjacent Neue Hardt forest hold an interesting mixture of birds living in the water, in reed beds, wetland, on grassland and in forests. These include bird species such as Ποταμογλάρονο , (Ευρωπαϊκό) Σφυριχτάρι , Καπακλής , Wood Duck (early spring 2024), Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι , Σταχτόχηνα , Ποταμοσφυριχτής , Ακτίτης , Υφάντρα , Δεντροκελάδα , Τσιχλοποταμίδα , (Ευρωπαϊκός) Κοκκοθραύστης , Δεντροσταρήθρα , Στραβολαίμης , Μαυρολαίμης , Γερακοτσιροβάκος and many more.
During winter, you may also find rare guests from the far north such as Κηλιδοβούτι , Λαμπροβούτι and Παγοβούτι.
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Access
The Cospudener See is located on the southern outskirts of Leipzig, near the town of Markkleeberg. This route starts at the marina at the southwestern end of Markkleeberg. You can get there by foot, bike, car and bus. Click on a P in the map for directions to a parking. The circular walk is about 7 km.